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Bayberry S/D

At a glance

Bayberry S/D (PWSID NC0136364) is an active community water system in Gaston County, North Carolina. It reports serving 66 people through 26 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

66

Service connections

26

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0136364
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served66
Service connections26
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedGastonia
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyGaston County

How does Bayberry S/D compare with other water systems in Gaston County?

By EPA's size categories, Bayberry S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gaston County has 247 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 814 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 201,158 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bayberry S/D is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. North Carolina has 2,031 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bayberry S/D?

EPA lists Bayberry S/D as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 225 of the 247 active systems in Gaston County (91%) are also privately owned.

Does Bayberry S/D have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and July 2025. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2024-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2002-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved

All 3 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Bayberry S/D: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bayberry S/D?

Bayberry S/D (PWSID NC0136364) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Bayberry S/D serve?

Bayberry S/D reports serving 66 people through 26 service connections in Gaston County, North Carolina.

Where does Bayberry S/D get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Bayberry S/D have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Bayberry S/D's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bayberry S/D's water quality report?

As a community water system, Bayberry S/D must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Gaston County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Two Rivers UtilitiesGaston96,714CommunitySurface water
Mount Holly, City ofGaston19,200CommunitySurface water
Belmont, City ofGaston17,477CommunitySurface water
Dallas, Town ofGaston8,212CommunitySurface water
Cherryville, City ofGaston6,353CommunitySurface water
Bessemer City, City ofGaston5,730CommunitySurface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bayberry S/D, PWSID NC0136364, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/bayberry-s-d-nc0136364 (data as of October 1, 2026).